This is a collection of recipes from Teresa Lapetina Greco (Big Mamma), her daughter Elizabeth Greco Noviello (Mamaw), her grand daughter Marie Noviello Casazza and her great grand daughter-in-law.....Lee Casazza. My cookbook is now available in a hard cover and in Kindle on Amazon. If you live in the USA, you can order it now from my website. I will personally inscribe and sign the book for you, just leave instructions. www.leecasazzacooking.com. . . Buon appetito!

Thursday, August 13, 2015

SICILIAN ESPRESSO GELATO

Sicilian gelato typically does not use eggs or cream and therefore contains less butterfat than ice cream. It is stabilized by adding cornstarch in place of the eggs. For a creamy texture, use whole milk.

4 cups (1 litre) whole
milk

2 T (30 ml) cornstarch

¾ cup (175 ml) granulated
sugar

1 T (15 ml) coffee liqueur
(Kahlua or Tia Maria)

¼ cup (60 ml) instant
espresso powder, or more to taste

In a small bowl, make a
slurry by mixing ¼ cup (60 ml) of the milk with the cornstarch. Whisk until
smooth.

In a medium saucepan,
bring the milk to a simmer, then remove from the heat.

Add the sugar and the
cornstarch mixture and stir. Return to a simmer for about 2 minutes.

Remove from heat and add
the coffee liqueur and espresso powder. Stir to combine.

Let cool and then pour
into a covered container and refrigerate until completely chilled.

Pour the mixture into an
ice cream maker and freeze, according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Transfer to a covered
container and place in your freezer, until firm.

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I self-published my first cookbook and I am very proud to say it was printed in the United States! Every recipe has a photo and they were not photo shopped and a stylist was not used. The food was real and I took the photos before the food was served.

When I tasted the "Sunday Gravy" prepared by my husband's mother, grandmother, and even his great grandmother, "Big Mamma"—I was hooked. Teresa Lapetina and Vincenzio Greco sailed to America from Naples in 1898.They were from the small town of Picerno in the province of Potenza in the southern region of Basilicata. They have all departed us now. . .ora sono la mamma!